Child care

This secret ingredient can boost your kid's health (and it's not veggies!)

This secret ingredient can boost your kid's health (and it's not veggies!)

Marta Zaraska

Fighting casual racism starts with our children

Fighting casual racism starts with our children

To build a more inclusive future, we must not shy away from having regular conversations with our kids about race, prejudice and diversity.

Dr. Jillian Roberts

The cool way TIFF has been helping working parents

The cool way TIFF has been helping working parents

Today's Parent

Here’s what each political party is promising for child care

Here’s what each political party is promising for child care

Erin Gee and Erica Ifill

This federal election, I’m voting for child care—here’s why you should, too

This federal election, I’m voting for child care—here’s why you should, too

A tax credit wouldn't have helped when I was stuck on 12 waitlists. It won't help moms struggling to pay monthly fees or parents whose daycare closes overnight.

Carolyn Ferns

Starting daycare during COVID? Here's what parents need to know

Starting daycare during COVID? Here's what parents need to know

MK Menon

Here's how much you could save with the new child care plan

Here's how much you could save with the new child care plan

Arisa Valyear

ICYMI: Justin Trudeau on $10/day child care and how parents should plan their summers

ICYMI: Justin Trudeau on $10/day child care and how parents should plan their summers

Today's Parent

$10 per day daycare is absolutely doable—the pandemic proved it

$10 per day daycare is absolutely doable—the pandemic proved it

Many provinces' emergency pandemic child care solutions are proof that a well-designed, national child care program can meet the needs of working parents.

Carolyn Ferns, Alana Powell, Heidi Bergstrom & Danielle Bucholtz

What to do if your toddler bites—or gets bitten—at daycare

Toddler behaviour

What to do if your toddler bites—or gets bitten—at daycare

Baby and toddler biting is a very normal stage of development, but it’s still a tricky situation to deal with when it happens at your kid’s daycare.

Jen Cutts

Montessori vs. traditional preschool: How to choose

Montessori vs. traditional preschool: How to choose

What's the difference between Montessori and traditional preschool or daycare? Here's what you should know—and how to pick the best care for your kid.

Jaclyn Law

How are teachers with kids at home managing this?!

How are teachers with kids at home managing this?!

Natalie Michie

Will your kid's daycare survive COVID-19?

Will your kid's daycare survive COVID-19?

A combination of increased costs and empty spots could shutter a significant number of child care facilities barely holding on during the pandemic.

Vanessa Milne

Where are the dads? They need to rise up, now

Where are the dads? They need to rise up, now

Fathers need to be out in the world demanding childcare and support for working parents with the same fervour as mothers.

Kerry Clare, Chatelaine

Kids, we're moving in with Grandma

Kids, we're moving in with Grandma

Moving in with the grandparents was already a growing trend, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, multi-generational homes have become especially enticing.

Sadiya Dendar

Here's what a Toronto daycare looks like during coronavirus

Here's what a Toronto daycare looks like during coronavirus

"The children arrive one at a time, and my supervisor takes their temperature, then disinfects their bags, and escorts them to their classrooms."

As told to Andrea Yu, Toronto Life

How to safely hire a babysitter during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to safely hire a babysitter during the COVID-19 pandemic

Finding the right babysitter at any time is tough— hiring a babysitter during coronavirus is even tougher. Here's some help.

Today's Parent

We caved and hired a babysitter and it’s been a lifesaver...for my kids

We caved and hired a babysitter and it’s been a lifesaver...for my kids

To protect my kids' mental health, we've started taking small, calculated risks. Until there's a vaccine for COVID-19, it's the only way forward.

Claire Gagne

Why is no one talking about how unsustainable this is for working parents?

Why is no one talking about how unsustainable this is for working parents?

As this "temporary" situation threatens to drag on for months and parents are losing steam, I'm wondering why the government hasn't come up with a plan.

Claire Gagne

Are you paying the Grandparent tax?

Are you paying the Grandparent tax?

Nothing in life is free, right? And, like many things that seem a little too good to be true, getting help from mom and dad can come at a cost.

Kailene Leong

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